About 3,900 firefighters are scrambling to put out a forest fire in southwest Chinas Yunnan Province, local authorities said on Monday (May 26).
The fire, which broke out on Saturday afternoon in the city of Anning, has ...

Batam City, Riau Islands Province, will have two botanical gardens having different functions, to be located respectively in Nongsa Sub-district and Galang Island.
A botanical garden measuring 86 hectares would be developed ...

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) is planning to build a botanical garden in Wakatobi district, Southeast Sulawesi Province, stated Wakatobi district head Hugua."The Wakatobi district government has asked LIPI to build ...

The international World Coral Reef Conference (WCRC) held on May 13--16, 2014, in Manado, North Sulawesi, was a major success, noted Governor Sinyo Harry Sarundajang.
The North Sulawesi governor stated here on Monday that ...

Coral reefs, the major topic of discussion in the World Coral Reef Conference (WCRC) in Manado, on May 14-16, 2014, are being looked at for sustaining food security and saving the world from global warming.
Officially ...

The Peoples Coalition for Fishery Justice (Kiara) highlighted the three key issues of illegal fish catching equipment, coastal reclamations, and mining activities being encountered in the preservation of coral reefs.
"The ...

The Gembira Loka Zoo of Yogyakarta has the potential to host the 21st Southeast Asian Zoos Association (SEAZA) conference for the 2016-2017 period.
The Gembira Loka Zoos (GLZoo) General Director Tirtodiprojo stated in ...

Six countries grouped in the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) signed on Thursday an agreement declaring the Indonesian city of Manado the headquarter of the groups permanent ...

Indonesia is committed to preserving marine biodiversity and promoting marine resource investment based on innovation, creativity, and Blue Economy principles.
In keeping with this commitment, the country has organized the ...